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vrabia

“ᴍʏ ʙᴀᴛᴛᴇʀʏ ɪs ʟᴏᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ’s ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴅᴀʀᴋ.” || 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝒹𝓃𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉, 𝑜𝓅𝓅𝑜𝓇𝓉𝓊𝓃𝒾𝓉𝓎!

grrlgeek72

Sleep, sweet Rover.

1st-1

Timelapse of Europa & Io orbiting Jupiter, shot from Cassini during its flyby of Jupiter

comtessedebussy

Guys. Guys. Look at how high-definition this is. LOOK AT IT. This isn’t a movie. This isn’t CGI. This is OUR FUCKING SOLAR SYSTEM. A;LSKJFA;WFEW

naturepointstheway

@kalikoke @sweetfayetanner

grrlgeek72

OMG.

astromechapunk

Crew of Serenity by Melody Stone

gangstacartoon

systlin

You might know- is there a small fruit tree I can kinda... Macro-Bonsai? I got some 20-gallon tubs and no yard and was wondering if I could put a small apple or pear tree in them to have a fruit tree on my porch? Would they eventually get root-bound and stay small like Bonsai cuttings or just die on me?

There are actually apple trees specifically bred for this exact thing! They’re called columnar or single stem apple trees, and grow like this.

I’ve never tried growing them myself, given that my parents who live a block away have like six full size apple and pear and peach trees, but heck, worth a go.

systlin

They get about 8 feet tall and 2 feet wide naturally, but can be kept smaller via pruning.

gallusrostromegalus

…Well how about that. That seller is out until next year but If those can manage it I’ll take my chances with the smallest breed of apple I can find. The worst that could happen is I’d have Apple wand-wood.

snakebitcat

I must buy one of these when the weather gets warmer.

kyraneko

I am searching through the internet trying to find out if this is a rootstock thing or if there’s something about the apple-bearing part of the tree, and not coming up with anything useful.

If it’s a rootstock thing, I could partner columnar-apple rootstocks with all sorts of rare apple cultivar scionwoods (scroll down) and get lots of rare apple varieties in a smaller space.

If it’s not a rootstock thing, I’m vastly curious as to HOW they make it happen with multiple varieties of apple available.

Update: I have discovered step-over apple tree pruning systems which are shaped to be low-growing by pruning and training, and is an entirely different “low-space” convention than columnar but still very low-space, and also it doubles as pretty.

systlin

It’s not a rootstock thing. It’s a mutation that leads to the tree developing fruit on short spurs along the main trunk rather than growing branches.

There are only a very few varieties that do this, sadly. Crimson spire, golden spire, and Emerald Spire are the only three varieties on the market.